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Dong A, Ma Y, Wang X, Jing X, He H, Zhang T, Dong H, Liu W, Fan K, Huo J. Effect of cadmium on histopathological injuries and ultra-structural changes of kidney of the turtle Mauremys reevesii. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:39774-39781. [PMID: 38834928 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33904-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
Abstract
This research investigated the effect of cadmium on the tissue and cell of kidney of the turtle Mauremys reevesii. Twenty turtles were injected with cadmium at 0, 7.5, 15, 30 mg/kg separately and five turtles were taken in each group at two weeks after exposure. Kidneys were immediately excised and macroscopic pathological changes were observed, then the kidneys were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde for histopathological examination and fixed in 2.5% (v/v) glutaraldehyde for examination of ultra-structure. The tissues of kidney presented varying degrees of histopathological lesions in cadmium treated turtles by a dose-dependent manner under the light microscope. Under transmission electron microscope, renal tubules cells presented varying degrees of dose-dependent lesions. The results indicated that cadmium can cause cell damages to the kidney, in particular to the mitochondria. Mitochondria can be used as one biomarker in the monitoring of cadmium pollution and its quantitative risk assessments.
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- Aiguo Dong
- Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.
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Bultelle F, Le Saux A, David E, Tanguy A, Devin S, Olivier S, Poret A, Chan P, Louis F, Delahaut L, Pain-Devin S, Péden R, Vaudry D, Le Foll F, Rocher B. Cadmium Highlights Common and Specific Responses of Two Freshwater Sentinel Species, Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena rostriformis bugensis. Proteomes 2024; 12:10. [PMID: 38651369 PMCID: PMC11036304 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes12020010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Zebra mussel (ZM), Dreissena polymorpha, commonly used as a sentinel species in freshwater biomonitoring, is now in competition for habitat with quagga mussel (QM), Dreissena rostriformis bugensis. This raises the question of the quagga mussel's use in environmental survey. To better characterise QM response to stress compared with ZM, both species were exposed to cadmium (100 µg·L-1), a classic pollutant, for 7 days under controlled conditions. The gill proteomes were analysed using two-dimensional electrophoresis coupled with mass spectrometry. For ZM, 81 out of 88 proteoforms of variable abundance were identified using mass spectrometry, and for QM, 105 out of 134. Interestingly, the proteomic response amplitude varied drastically, with 5.6% of proteoforms of variable abundance (DAPs) in ZM versus 9.4% in QM. QM also exhibited greater cadmium accumulation. Only 12 common DAPs were observed. Several short proteoforms were detected, suggesting proteolysis. Functional analysis is consistent with the pleiotropic effects of the toxic metal ion cadmium, with alterations in sulphur and glutathione metabolisms, cellular calcium signalling, cytoskeletal dynamics, energy production, chaperone activation, and membrane events with numerous proteins involved in trafficking and endocytosis/exocytosis processes. Beyond common responses, the sister species display distinct reactions, with cellular response to stress being the main category involved in ZM as opposed to calcium and cytoskeleton alterations in QM. Moreover, QM exhibited greater evidence of proteolysis and cell death. Overall, these results suggest that QM has a weaker stress response capacity than ZM.
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- Florence Bultelle
- UMR-I 02 INERIS-SEBIO, UFR ST, Scale FR-CNRS 3730, Le Havre Normandie University, 76063 Le Havre, France (B.R.)
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- UMR-I 02 INERIS-SEBIO, UFR ST, Scale FR-CNRS 3730, Le Havre Normandie University, 76063 Le Havre, France (B.R.)
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- UMR-I 02 INERIS-SEBIO, UFR SEN, Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, 51100 Reims, France; (E.D.)
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- UMR 7144, CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Sorbonne University, 29680 Roscoff, France;
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- LIEC, CNRS, UFR SCIFA, Lorraine University, 57000 Metz, France; (S.D.)
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- UMR-I 02 INERIS-SEBIO, UFR ST, Scale FR-CNRS 3730, Le Havre Normandie University, 76063 Le Havre, France (B.R.)
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- UMR-I 02 INERIS-SEBIO, UFR ST, Scale FR-CNRS 3730, Le Havre Normandie University, 76063 Le Havre, France (B.R.)
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- INSERM US 51, CNRS UAR 2026, HeRacLeS, Rouen Normandie University, 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- PISSARO IRIB, Rouen Normandie University, 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- UMR-I 02 INERIS-SEBIO, UFR SEN, Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, 51100 Reims, France; (E.D.)
- LIEC, CNRS, UFR SCIFA, Lorraine University, 57000 Metz, France; (S.D.)
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- UMR-I 02 INERIS-SEBIO, UFR SEN, Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, 51100 Reims, France; (E.D.)
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- UMR-I 02 INERIS-SEBIO, UFR SEN, Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, 51100 Reims, France; (E.D.)
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- INSERM U982 DC2N, Rouen Normandie University, 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- UMR-I 02 INERIS-SEBIO, UFR ST, Scale FR-CNRS 3730, Le Havre Normandie University, 76063 Le Havre, France (B.R.)
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- UMR-I 02 INERIS-SEBIO, UFR ST, Scale FR-CNRS 3730, Le Havre Normandie University, 76063 Le Havre, France (B.R.)
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Liu H, Tian X, Jiang L, Han D, Hu S, Cui Y, Jiang F, Liu Y, Xu Y, Li H. Sources, bioaccumulation, and toxicity mechanisms of cadmium in Chlamys farreri. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 453:131395. [PMID: 37058935 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) cadmium (Cd) is one of the most serious stressors polluting the marine environment. Marine bivalves have specific high enrichment capacity for Cd. Previous studies have investigated the tissue distribution changes and toxic effects of Cd in bivalves, but the sources of Cd enrichment, migration regulation during growth, and toxicity mechanisms in bivalves have not been fully explained. Here, we used stable-isotope labeling to investigate the contributions of Cd from different sources to scallop tissues. We sampled the entire growth cycle of Chlamys farreri, which is widely cultured in northern China, from juveniles to adult scallops. We found tissue variability in the bioconcentration-metabolism pattern of Cd in different bound states, with Cd in the aqueous accounting for a significant contribution. The accumulation pattern of Cd in all tissues during growth was more significant in the viscera and gills. Additionally, we combined a multi-omics approach to reveal a network of oxidative stress-induced toxicity mechanisms of Cd in scallops, identifying differentially expressed genes and proteins involved in metal ion binding, oxidative stress, energy metabolism, and apoptosis. Our findings have important implications for both ecotoxicology and aquaculture. They also provide new insights into marine environmental assessment and mariculture development.
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- Huan Liu
- Yantai Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control and Deep Processing of Marine Food, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Marine Resource & Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China; School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- Yantai Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control and Deep Processing of Marine Food, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Marine Resource & Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control and Deep Processing of Marine Food, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Marine Resource & Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control and Deep Processing of Marine Food, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Marine Resource & Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control and Deep Processing of Marine Food, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Marine Resource & Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control and Deep Processing of Marine Food, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Marine Resource & Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control and Deep Processing of Marine Food, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Marine Resource & Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control and Deep Processing of Marine Food, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Marine Resource & Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control and Deep Processing of Marine Food, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Marine Resource & Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China.
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- Yantai Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control and Deep Processing of Marine Food, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Marine Resource & Environment Research Institute, Yantai, China.
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Meng C, Wang K, Zhang X, Zhu X. Effect of cadmium in the gonads of mussel (Mytilus coruscus): an ionomics and proteomics study. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:68373-68386. [PMID: 37120503 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27208-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The mussel Mytilus coruscus is an important and very popular seafood in China and widespread along the eastern coast of China. In this study, we investigated the molecular response of mussel gonads to cadmium accumulation at two concentrations (80 and 200 µg/L) for 30 days using ionomics and proteomics techniques. The shrinkage of the cells and moderate hemocytic infiltration were observed in the Cd-treated groups. The strontium, selenium (Se), and zinc contents were significantly altered, and the relationships between iron, copper, Se, manganese, calcium, sodium, and magnesium were also significantly altered. Label-free quantitative proteomics analysis revealed a total of 227 differentially expressed proteins. These proteins were associated with multiple biological processes, including the tricarboxylic acid cycle, structural reorganization of cells, biosynthesis of amino acids, inflammatory response of cells, and tumorigenesis. Nonetheless, our ionomics and proteomics analysis revealed that mussels could partly alleviate the adverse effects of Cd by altering the metal contents and correlations between minerals, thereby enhancing the biosynthesis of some amino acids and activity of antioxidant enzymes. Overall, this study provides an insight into the mechanism underlying Cd toxicity in mussel gonads from a metal and protein perspective.
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- Chunying Meng
- Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Quality Safety, Zhejiang Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Zhoushan, 316100, People's Republic of China.
- School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Quality Safety, Zhejiang Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Zhoushan, 316100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, People's Republic of China
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Wiśniewska K, Siatkowska M, Komorowski P, Napieralska K, Kasperkiewicz K, Surmiak-Stalmach K, Wilczek G. Effects of chronic exposure to cadmium and copper on the proteome profile of hemolymph in false widow spider Steatoda grossa (Theridiidae). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 249:114448. [PMID: 38321667 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative changes in the proteome of the hemolymph of female Steatoda grossa spiders (Theridiidae) that were chronically exposed to cadmium and copper in food and were additionally immunostimulated (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA); bacterial suspensions: Staphylococcus aureus (G+), Pseudomonas fluorescens (G-). It was found that the expression of nearly 90 proteins was altered in cadmium-intoxicated spiders and more than 60 in copper-exposed individuals. Regardless of the type of metal used, these proteins were mainly overexpressed in the hemolymph of the exposed spiders. On the other hand, immunostimulation did not significantly change the number of proteins with altered expression in metal-intoxicated individuals. Hemocyanin (Hc) was found to be the most abundant of the proteins identified with altered expression. In copper-intoxicated spiders, immunostimulation increased the expression of A-, E-, F-, and G-chain-containing proteins, while in the case of cadmium-intoxicates spiders, it decreased the expression of E- and A-chain-containing Hc and increased the expression of G-chain-containing Hc. Regardless of the type of metal and immunostimulant used, there was an increase in the expression of actin. In addition, cadmium increased the expression of cullin, vimentin, and ceruloplasmin. The changes observed in the expression of hemolymph proteins indicate their protective function in S. grossa (Theridiidae) spiders under conditions of metal exposure.
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- Kamila Wiśniewska
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland; Laboratory of Molecular and Nanostructural Biophysics, Bionanopark Ltd. Dubois 114/116, 93-465 Łódź, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Nanostructural Biophysics, Bionanopark Ltd. Dubois 114/116, 93-465 Łódź, Poland; Department of Biophysics, Institute of Materials Science, Lodz University of Technology, Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland; Laboratory of Molecular and Nanostructural Biophysics, Bionanopark Ltd. Dubois 114/116, 93-465 Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland.
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Kumar M, Singh S, Dwivedi S, Dubey I, Trivedi SP. Altered transcriptional levels of autophagy-related genes, induced by oxidative stress in fish Channa punctatus exposed to chromium. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2022; 48:1299-1313. [PMID: 36070034 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-022-01119-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Chromium has been detected in various water bodies as a harmful metallic stressor to aquatic organisms. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism associated with autophagy, oxidative stress, and genotoxicity after chromium (Cr6+) exposure (1/20th of 96 h-LC50, 1/10th of 96 h-LC50, and 1/5th of 96 h-LC50 of Cr6+) of common food fish Channa punctatus. The mRNA levels of autophagy-related genes ATG5, LC3, GABARAP, and mTOR were assessed in the liver and kidney tissue of fish. An upregulation of ATG5, LC3, and GABARAP was observed in both liver and kidney tissue samples, while mTOR showed transcriptional downregulation in both the tissue samples. This depicts autophagic vesicle formation due to stress signals. All the studied oxidative stress markers SOD, CAT, GSH, GR, and GPx showed an increase in the activity level of treated groups in a dose-dependent manner. Particularly, SOD and CAT have shown a significant elevation in activity level. ROS levels in blood cells increased significantly (p < 0.05) in all the treated groups (groups II, III, and IV) in a time-dependent manner as compared to the control (group I). There was a significant induction in MN frequency in all the treated groups. The highest frequency of micronuclei induced by Cr6+ was recorded in group IV after 28 days of exposure period. Collectively, it can be concluded that the information about Cr6+-induced oxidative stress-mediated autophagy in vital organs of fish Channa punctatus remains largely obscure hitherto; to fill the aforesaid gap, this study was undertaken, which gives a snapshot for the mechanisms of autophagy induced by Cr6+ in fish. HIGHLIGHTS: • Chronic exposure to Cr6+ induces eco-toxicological manifestations in a fish Channa punctatus. • Altered transcriptional profile of autophagy-related genes suggests autophagic vesicle formation due to stress signals. • Increased activity levels of oxidative stress biomarkers reveal that Cr6+ annihilates antioxidative defense system in fish. • Genotoxicity due to chromium exposure is evident by increased frequency of MN in red blood cells of fish. • The information presented in this study is helpful to get an insight into the mechanism of Cr6+-induced oxidative stress-mediated induction of autophagy in the liver and kidney of Channa punctatus.
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- Manoj Kumar
- Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007, India.
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- Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007, India
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- Department of Zoology, DBS College, CSJM University, Kanpur, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007, India
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Chen CZ, Li P, Liu L, Li ZH. Transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) larvae in response to acute waterborne cadmium or mercury stress. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 246:106134. [PMID: 35286993 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) larvae were exposed to the control group, Cd concentrations (0.5 and 2.5 mg/L), and Hg concentrations (0.1 and 0.3 mg/L) for 96 h. Transcriptome analysis showed that 816 and 1599 significantly differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in response to 2.5 mg/L Cd2+ and 0.3 mg/L Hg2+, respectively. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that DEGs were mostly associated with immune responses after Cd exposure, such as antigen processing and presentation, phagosome, apoptosis, and lysosome. Similarly, functional enrichment analysis showed that many pathways were mostly involved in metabolism after Hg exposure, such as glutathione metabolism and starch and sucrose metabolism. Results of two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) showed that the abundance of 10 protein spots was significantly altered in the Cd2+ treatments. The proteomic analysis demonstrated that Cd toxicity might impair cytoskeletal and cell motility-related protein activity in the liver of G. rarus. Similarly, the abundance of 24 protein spots was significantly altered in the Hg2+ treatments. Hg toxicity regulates the expression of proteins belonging to several functional categories, including cytoskeleton, oxidative stress, digestive system, and energy metabolism. This study provides valuable relevant insight into the molecular mechanisms in response to Cd or Hg toxicity in aquatic organisms and will help screen for potential biomarkers to respond to Cd and Hg pollutants.
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong 264209, China
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong 264209, China
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong 264209, China.
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Luzio A, Parra S, Costa B, Santos D, Álvaro AR, Monteiro SM. Copper impair autophagy on zebrafish (Danio rerio) gill epithelium. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2021; 86:103674. [PMID: 34029728 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Copper (Cu) is an essential element for organism's metabolism, being controversially listed as a priority pollutant. Importantly, the toxicity of Cu has been linked to several cell death pathways. Thus, this study aimed to assess if macroautophagic pathways are triggered by Cu in zebrafish gill, the main target of waterborne pollutants. The electron microscopy findings indicated that Cu induced profound impacts on zebrafish gill structure and functions, being this tissue a biomarker sensitive enough to indicate early toxic effects. The findings also support a clear impairment of autophagy, througth the absence of phagossomes and the significant down-regulation mRNA transcript levels of microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 (LC3). The reduction of LC3 levels was often associated to an increase of apoptotic activation, indicating that the inhibition of macroautophagy triggers apoptosis in zebrafish gills. This study highlighted that the autophagic down-regulation might be affected through the activation of other cell death signaling pathway.
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- A Luzio
- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB and Inov4Agro -Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production, Portugal; Department of Biology and Environment, Life Sciences and Environment School, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apt. 1013, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB and Inov4Agro -Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production, Portugal; Department of Biology and Environment, Life Sciences and Environment School, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apt. 1013, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and Environment, Life Sciences and Environment School, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apt. 1013, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB and Inov4Agro -Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production, Portugal; Department of Biology and Environment, Life Sciences and Environment School, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apt. 1013, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra (CNBC-UC), 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB and Inov4Agro -Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production, Portugal; Department of Biology and Environment, Life Sciences and Environment School, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apt. 1013, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
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Sun X, Wang Y, Jiang T, Yuan X, Ren Z, Tuffour A, Liu H, Zhou Y, Gu J, Shi H. Nephrotoxicity Profile of Cadmium Revealed by Proteomics in Mouse Kidney. Biol Trace Elem Res 2021; 199:1929-1940. [PMID: 32803525 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-020-02312-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic metal and kidney is its main target. However, the molecular effects and associated potential impacts of Cd-accumulated kidney have not been well investigated. In this study, mouse was used as a model to investigate the Cd-induced proteomic profile change in kidney, and a total of 34 differentially expressed proteins were detected by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and further identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). Through Gene Ontology analysis and KEGG pathway annotation, it showed that Cd-regulated kidney metabolism and promoted renal damage and cell migration. By validation of Western blotting and RT-qPCR, metastasis-related proteins LIM and SH3 domain protein 1 (LASP1) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase/cytosolic [GTP] (PEPCK1) were confirmed to be upregulated; Acyl-CoA synthetase medium-chain family member 3 (ACSM3) was downregulated. Furthermore, carcinoma development-related proteins initiation factor 4A (eIF4A) and pyridoxine-5'-phosphate oxidase (PNPO) were upregulated, and pyridoxal kinase (PK) was downregulated. The downregulation of Na(+)/H(+) exchange regulatory cofactor (NHERF3) might promote renal damage which associated with decrease of transferrin (TRF) in kidney. Taken together, our results revealed proteomic profile of Cd-induced nephrotoxicity and provided data for further insights into the mechanisms of Cd toxicity.
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- Xi Sun
- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China.
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China.
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Zhan J, Wang S, Li F, Ji C, Wu H. Global characterization of dose-dependent effects of cadmium in clam Ruditapes philippinarum. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 273:116443. [PMID: 33486241 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is being frequently detected in marine organisms. However, dose-dependent effects of Cd challenged unraveling the toxicological mechanisms of Cd to marine organisms and developing biomarkers. Here, the dose-dependent effects of Cd on clams Ruditapes philippinarum following exposure to 5 doses of Cd (3, 9, 27, 81, 243 μg/L) were investigated using benchmark dose (BMD) method. By model fitting, calculation of BMD values was performed on transcriptomic profiles, metals concentrations, and antioxidant indices. Cd exposure induced not only significant Cd accumulation in clams, but also marked alterations of essential metals such as Ca, Cu, Zn, Mn, and Fe. Gene regulation posed little influence on essential metal homeostasis, indicated by poor enrichment of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with metal binding and metal transport in lower concentrations of Cd-treated groups. BMD analysis on biological processes and pathways showed that peptide cross-linking was the most sensitive biological process to Cd exposure, followed by focal adhesion, ubiquitin mediated proteolysis, and apoptosis. Occurrence of apoptosis was also confirmed by TUENL-positive staining in gills and hepatopancreas of clams treated with Cd. Furthermore, many DEGs, such as transglutaminases (TGs), metallothionein (MT), STEAP2-like and laccase, which presented linear or monotonic curves and relatively low BMD values, were potentially preferable biomarkers in clams to Cd. Overall, BMD analysis on transcriptomic profiles, metals concentrations and biochemical endpoints unraveled the sensitiveness of key events in response to Cd treatments, which provided new insights in exploring the toxicological mechanisms of Cd in clams as well as biomarker selection.
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- Junfei Zhan
- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai, 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai, 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai, 264003, PR China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao, 266071, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai, 264003, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, PR China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao, 266071, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai, 264003, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, PR China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao, 266071, PR China.
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Bowden TJ, Kraev I, Lange S. Extracellular Vesicles and Post-Translational Protein Deimination Signatures in Mollusca-The Blue Mussel ( Mytilus edulis), Soft Shell Clam ( Mya arenaria), Eastern Oyster ( Crassostrea virginica) and Atlantic Jacknife Clam ( Ensis leei). BIOLOGY 2020; 9:biology9120416. [PMID: 33255637 PMCID: PMC7760292 DOI: 10.3390/biology9120416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Simple Summary Oysters and clams form an important component of the food chain and food security and are of considerable commercial value worldwide. They are affected by pollution and climate change, as well as a range of infections, some of which are opportunistic. For aquaculture purposes they are furthermore of great commercial value and changes in their immune responses can also serve as indicators of changes in ocean environments. Therefore, studies into understanding new factors in their immune systems may aid new biomarker discovery and are of considerable value. This study assessed new biomarkers relating to changes in protein function in four economically important marine molluscs, the blue mussel, soft shell clam, Eastern oyster, and Atlantic jacknife clam. These findings indicate novel regulatory mechanisms of important metabolic and immunology related pathways in these mollusks. The findings provide new understanding to how these pathways function in diverse ways in different animal species as well as aiding new biomarker discovery for Mollusca aquaculture. Abstract Oysters and clams are important for food security and of commercial value worldwide. They are affected by anthropogenic changes and opportunistic pathogens and can be indicators of changes in ocean environments. Therefore, studies into biomarker discovery are of considerable value. This study aimed at assessing extracellular vesicle (EV) signatures and post-translational protein deimination profiles of hemolymph from four commercially valuable Mollusca species, the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), soft shell clam (Mya arenaria), Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica), and Atlantic jacknife clam (Ensis leei). EVs form part of cellular communication by transporting protein and genetic cargo and play roles in immunity and host–pathogen interactions. Protein deimination is a post-translational modification caused by peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs), and can facilitate protein moonlighting in health and disease. The current study identified hemolymph-EV profiles in the four Mollusca species, revealing some species differences. Deiminated protein candidates differed in hemolymph between the species, with some common targets between all four species (e.g., histone H3 and H4, actin, and GAPDH), while other hits were species-specific; in blue mussel these included heavy metal binding protein, heat shock proteins 60 and 90, 2-phospho-D-glycerate hydrolyase, GTP cyclohydrolase feedback regulatory protein, sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase, and fibrinogen domain containing protein. In soft shell clam specific deimination hits included dynein, MCM3-associated protein, and SCRN. In Eastern oyster specific deimination hits included muscle LIM protein, beta-1,3-glucan-binding protein, myosin heavy chain, thaumatin-like protein, vWFA domain-containing protein, BTB domain-containing protein, amylase, and beta-catenin. Deiminated proteins specific to Atlantic jackknife clam included nacre c1q domain-containing protein and PDZ domain-containing protein In addition, some proteins were common as deiminated targets between two or three of the Bivalvia species under study (e.g., EP protein, C1q domain containing protein, histone H2B, tubulin, elongation factor 1-alpha, dominin, extracellular superoxide dismutase). Protein interaction network analysis for the deiminated protein hits revealed major pathways relevant for immunity and metabolism, providing novel insights into post-translational regulation via deimination. The study contributes to EV characterization in diverse taxa and understanding of roles for PAD-mediated regulation of immune and metabolic pathways throughout phylogeny.
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- Timothy J. Bowden
- Aquaculture Research Institute, School of Food & Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5735, USA;
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- Electron Microscopy Suite, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK;
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- Tissue Architecture and Regeneration Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London W1W 6UW, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-(0)207-911-5000
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Oliveira BRM, de Almeida AAF, Pirovani CP, Barroso JP, de C Neto CH, Santos NA, Ahnert D, Baligar VC, Mangabeira PAO. Mitigation of Cd toxicity by Mn in young plants of cacao, evaluated by the proteomic profiles of leaves and roots. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2020; 29:340-358. [PMID: 32107699 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-020-02178-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Cd is a non-essential metal and highly toxic to plants, animals and humans, even at very low concentrations. Cd has been found in cocoa beans and in their products, as in the case of chocolate. Mn plays an important role in photosynthetic and can interact with Cd and attenuate its toxic effects on plants. The objective of this work was to evaluate the mechanisms of Mn response in the mitigation of Cd toxicity in young plants of the CCN 51 cacao genotype submitted to 0.8 mmol Cd kg-1, 1.6 mmol Mn kg-1 or the combination of 0.4 mmol Cd kg-1 + 0.8 mmol Mn kg-1 soil, together with the control treatment (without addition of Cd and Mn in soil), by means of analysis of changes in the profile of exclusive proteins (EP) and differentially accumulated proteins (DAP). Leaf and root proteins were extracted and quantified from the different treatments, followed by proteomic analysis. About eight DAP and 38 EP were identified in leaves, whereas in roots 43 DAP and 21 EP were identified. Some important proteins induced in the presence of Cd and repressed in the presence of Cd + Mn or vice versa, were ATPases, isoflavone reductase, proteasome and chaperonin. It was concluded that proteins involved in oxidoreduction and defense and stress response processes, in addition to other processes, were induced in the presence of Cd and repressed in the presence of Cd + Mn. This demonstrated that Mn was able to mitigate the toxic effects of Cd on young plants of the CCN 51 cocoa genotype.
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- Bruna Rafaela Machado Oliveira
- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhéus, BA, 45662-900, Brazil.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhéus, BA, 45662-900, Brazil.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhéus, BA, 45662-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhéus, BA, 45662-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhéus, BA, 45662-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhéus, BA, 45662-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhéus, BA, 45662-900, Brazil
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- USDA-ARS-Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhéus, BA, 45662-900, Brazil
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Monteiro HR, Pestana JLT, Novais SC, Leston S, Ramos F, Soares AMVM, Devreese B, Lemos MFL. Assessment of fipronil toxicity to the freshwater midge Chironomus riparius: Molecular, biochemical, and organismal responses. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 216:105292. [PMID: 31546069 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.105292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fipronil is a phenylpyrazole insecticide that entered the market to replace organochlorides and organophosphates. Fipronil impairs the regular inhibition of nerve impulses that ultimately result in paralysis and death of insects. Because of its use as a pest control, and due to runoff events, fipronil has been detected in freshwater systems near agricultural areas, and therefore might represent a threat to non-target aquatic organisms. In this study, the toxicity of fipronil to the freshwater midge Chironomus riparius was investigated at biochemical, molecular, and whole organism (e.g. growth, emergence, and behavior) levels. At the individual level, chronic (28 days) exposure to fipronil resulted in reduced larval growth and emergence with a lowest observed effect concentration (LOEC) of 0.081 μg L-1. Adult weight, which is directly linked to the flying performance and fecundity of midges, was also affected (LOEC = 0.040 μg L-1). Additionally, behavioral changes such as irregular burrowing behavior of C. riparius larvae (EC50 = 0.084 μg L-1) and impairment of adult flying performance were observed. At a biochemical level, acute (48 h) exposure to fipronil increased cellular oxygen consumption (as indicated by the increase of electron transport system (ETS) activity) and decreased antioxidant and detoxification defenses (as suggested by the decrease in catalase (CAT) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activities). Exposure to fipronil also caused alterations in the fatty acid profile of C. riparius, since high levels of stearidonic acid (SDA) were observed. A comparison between exposed and non-exposed larvae also revealed alterations in the expression of globins, cytoskeleton and motor proteins, and proteins involved in protein biosynthesis. These alterations may aid in the interpretation of potential mechanisms of action that lead to the effects observed at the organism level. Present results show that environmentally relevant concentrations of fipronil are toxic to chironomid populations which call for monitoring of phenylpyrazole insecticides and of their ecological effects in freshwaters. Present results also emphasize the importance of complementing ecotoxicological data with molecular approaches such as proteomics, for a better interpretation of the mode of action of insecticides in aquatic invertebrates.
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- Hugo R Monteiro
- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Peniche, Portugal; Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Laboratory for Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Peniche, Portugal
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- CFE - Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Pharmacy Faculty, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Pharmacy Faculty, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Laboratory for Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Peniche, Portugal
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Chiarelli R, Martino C, Roccheri MC. Cadmium stress effects indicating marine pollution in different species of sea urchin employed as environmental bioindicators. Cell Stress Chaperones 2019; 24:675-687. [PMID: 31165437 PMCID: PMC6629738 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-019-01010-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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In recent years, researches about the defense strategies induced by cadmium stress have greatly increased, invading several fields of scientific research. Mechanisms of cadmium-induced toxicity continue to be of interest for researchers given its ubiquitous nature and environmental distribution, where it often plays the role of pollutant for numerous organisms. The presence in the environment of this heavy metal has been constantly increasing because of its large employment in several industrial and agricultural activities. Cadmium does not have any biological role and, since it cannot be degraded by living organisms, it is irreversibly accumulated into cells, interacting with cellular components and molecular targets. Cadmium is one of the most studied heavy metal inductors of stress and a potent modulator of several processes such as apoptosis, autophagy, reactive oxygen species, protein kinase and phosphatase, mitochondrial function, metallothioneins, and heat-shock proteins. Sea urchins (adults, gametes, embryos, and larvae) offer an optimal opportunity to investigate the possible adaptive response of cells exposed to cadmium, since these cells are known to accumulate contaminants. In this review, we will examine several responses to stress induced by cadmium in different sea urchin species, with a focus on Paracentrotus lividus embryos. The sea urchin embryo represents a suitable system, as it is not subjected to legislation on animal welfare and can be easily used for toxicological studies and as a bioindicator of environmental pollution. Recently, it has been included into the guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays to monitor autophagy.
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- Roberto Chiarelli
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Amorim J, Abreu I, Rodrigues P, Peixoto D, Pinheiro C, Saraiva A, Carvalho AP, Guimarães L, Oliva-Teles L. Lymnaea stagnalis as a freshwater model invertebrate for ecotoxicological studies. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 669:11-28. [PMID: 30877957 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Lymnaea stagnalis, also referred to as great or common pond snail, is an abundant and widespread invertebrate species colonizing temperate limnic systems. Given the species importance, studies involving L. stagnalis have the potential to produce scientifically relevant information, leading to a better understanding of the damage caused by aquatic contamination, as well as the modes of action of toxicants. Lymnaea stagnalis individuals are easily maintained in laboratory conditions, with a lifespan of about two years. The snails are hermaphrodites and sexual maturity occurs about three months after egg laying. Importantly, they can produce a high number of offspring all year round and are considered well suited for use in investigations targeting the identification of developmental and reproductive impairments. The primary aims of this review were two-fold: i) to provide an updated and insightful compilation of established toxicological measures determined in both chronic and acute toxicity assays, as useful tool to the design and development of future research; and ii) to provide a state of the art related to direct toxicant exposure and its potentially negative effects on this species. Relevant and informative studies were analysed and discussed. Knowledge gaps in need to be addressed in the near future were further identified.
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- João Amorim
- Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Biologia, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR) da Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
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- Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Biologia, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR) da Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Biologia, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR) da Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Biologia, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Biologia, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Biologia, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR) da Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Biologia, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR) da Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR) da Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
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- Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Biologia, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR) da Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
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Company R, Antúnez O, Cosson RP, Serafim A, Shillito B, Cajaraville M, Bebianno MJ, Torreblanca A. Protein expression profiles in Bathymodiolus azoricus exposed to cadmium. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 171:621-630. [PMID: 30658297 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Proteomic changes in the "gill-bacteria complex" of the hydrothermal vent mussel B. azoricus exposed to cadmium in pressurized chambers ((Incubateurs Pressurises pour l'Observation en Culture d'Animaux Marins Profonds - IPOCAMP) were analyzed and compared with the non-exposed control group. 2-D Fluorescence Difference Gel Electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) showed that less than 1.5% of the proteome of mussels and symbiotic bacteria were affected by a short-term (24 h) Cd exposure. Twelve proteins of the more abundant differentially expressed proteins of which six were up-regulated and six were down-regulated were excised, digested and identified by mass spectrometry. The identified proteins included structural proteins (actin/actin like proteins), metabolic proteins (calreticulin/calnexin, peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase, aminotransferase class-III, electron transfer flavoprotein, proteasome, alpha-subunit and carbonic anhydrase) and stress response proteins (chaperone protein htpG, selenium-binding protein and glutathione transferases). All differently expressed proteins are tightly connected to Cd exposure and are affected by oxidative stress. It was also demonstrated that B. azoricus was well adapted to Cd contamination therefore B. azoricus from hydrothermal vent areas may be considered a good bioindicator.
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- Rui Company
- CIMA, University of Algarve, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- Department of Functional Biology, University of Valencia, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- EA 2160 - MMS (Mer, Molécules, Santé) Biologie Marine - ISOMer, University of Nantes BP 92208, F-44322 Nantes cedex 3, France
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- CIMA, University of Algarve, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- UMR 7138, Systématique Adaptation et Evolution, CNRS/MNHN/IRD/UPMC,University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Department of Zoology and Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country, P.O BOX 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- CIMA, University of Algarve, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
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- Department of Functional Biology, University of Valencia, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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Kuplik Z, Novak L, Shenkar N. Proteomic profiling of ascidians as a tool for biomonitoring marine environments. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215005. [PMID: 30964904 PMCID: PMC6456167 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Applying a proteomic approach for biomonitoring marine environments offers a useful tool for identifying organisms' stress responses, with benthic filter-feeders being ideal candidates for this practice. Here, we investigated the proteomic profile of two solitary ascidians (Chordata, Ascidiacea): Microcosmus exasperatus, collected from five sites along the Mediterranean coast of Israel; and Polycarpa mytiligera collected from four sites along the Red Sea coast. 193 and 13 proteins in M. exasperatus and P. mytiligera, respectively, demonstrated a significant differential expression. Significant differences were found between the proteomes from the northern and the southern sites along both the Mediterranean and the Red Sea coasts. Some of the significant proteins had previously been shown to be affected by environmental stressors, and thus have the potential to be further developed as biomarkers. Obtaining a proteomic profile of field-collected ascidians provides a useful tool for the early-detection of a stress response in ascidians worldwide.
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- Zafrir Kuplik
- School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Wu F, Cha Y, Zou H, Shi X, Zhang T, Du M, Yu C. Structure and functionalities changes in high-pressure homogenized clam protein isolate. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.13860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Fan Wu
- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood; Dalian Polytechnic University; Dalian China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood; Dalian Polytechnic University; Dalian China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood; Dalian Polytechnic University; Dalian China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood; Dalian Polytechnic University; Dalian China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood; Dalian Polytechnic University; Dalian China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood; Dalian Polytechnic University; Dalian China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood; Dalian Polytechnic University; Dalian China
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Vincenzetti S, Felici A, Ciarrocchi G, Pucciarelli S, Ricciutelli M, Ariani A, Polzonetti V, Polidori P. Comparative proteomic analysis of two clam species: Chamelea gallina and Tapes philippinarum. Food Chem 2017; 219:223-229. [PMID: 27765220 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.09.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Clams have long been a fisheries and aquaculture sector of great importance in Italy, the main resource of fisheries is the Chamelea gallina of indigenous origin, whereas clams breeding is supported almost entirely by the Tapes philippinarum, a species of Indo-Pacific origin. Bivalve molluscs quality depends mainly on the water quality, and then by a series of factors such as water temperature and salinity, gametogenic cycle, food availability, and environmental conditions, that affect the Condition Index. In this work crude extracts obtained from the edible part of Chamelea gallina and Tapes philippinarum were analyzed by a proteomic approach based on a two-dimensional gel electrophoresis followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, in order to detect biomarkers useful for identification of the two kinds of clams and to assess their nutritional characteristics. As a result, four differentially expressed spots were found and identified, namely enolase, cyclophilin-A, ribosomal protein L13 and actin-1.
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- Silvia Vincenzetti
- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy.
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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Top-Down Proteomics and Farm Animal and Aquatic Sciences. Proteomes 2016; 4:proteomes4040038. [PMID: 28248248 PMCID: PMC5260971 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes4040038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Revised: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Proteomics is a field of growing importance in animal and aquatic sciences. Similar to other proteomic approaches, top-down proteomics is slowly making its way within the vast array of proteomic approaches that researchers have access to. This opinion and mini-review article is dedicated to top-down proteomics and how its use can be of importance to animal and aquatic sciences. Herein, we include an overview of the principles of top-down proteomics and how it differs regarding other more commonly used proteomic methods, especially bottom-up proteomics. In addition, we provide relevant sections on how the approach was or can be used as a research tool and conclude with our opinions of future use in animal and aquatic sciences.
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González-Domínguez R, Santos HM, Bebianno MJ, García-Barrera T, Gómez-Ariza JL, Capelo JL. Combined proteomic and metallomic analyses in Scrobicularia plana clams to assess environmental pollution of estuarine ecosystems. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2016; 113:117-124. [PMID: 27593851 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.08.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Estuaries are very important ecosystems with great ecological and economic value, but usually highly impacted by anthropogenic pressure. Thus, the assessment of pollution levels in these habitats is critical in order to evaluate their environmental quality. In this work, we combined complementary metallomic and proteomic approaches with the aim to monitor the effects of environmental pollution on Scrobicularia plana clams captured in three estuarine systems from the south coast of Portugal; Arade estuary, Ria Formosa and Guadiana estuary. Multi-elemental profiling of digestive glands was carried out to evaluate the differential pollution levels in the three study areas. Then, proteomic analysis by means of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry revealed twenty-one differential proteins, which could be associated with multiple toxicological mechanisms induced in environmentally stressed organisms. Accordingly, it could be concluded that the combination of different omic approaches presents a great potential in environmental research.
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- Raúl González-Domínguez
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, 21007 Huelva, Spain; Campus of Excellence International ceiA3, University of Huelva, Spain; Research Center of Health and Environment (CYSMA), University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, 21007 Huelva, Spain.
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- UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; ProteoMass Scientific Society, MadanPark, Rua dos Inventores s/n, Monte de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- CIMA, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-135 Faro, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, 21007 Huelva, Spain; Campus of Excellence International ceiA3, University of Huelva, Spain; Research Center of Health and Environment (CYSMA), University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, 21007 Huelva, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, 21007 Huelva, Spain; Campus of Excellence International ceiA3, University of Huelva, Spain; Research Center of Health and Environment (CYSMA), University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, 21007 Huelva, Spain.
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- UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; ProteoMass Scientific Society, MadanPark, Rua dos Inventores s/n, Monte de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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Ladhar-Chaabouni R, Houel T, Serpentini A, Karray S, Lebel JM, Hamza-Chaffai A. Responses of primary cultured haemocytes derived from the marine gastropod Haliotis tuberculata to an industrial effluent exposure. Cytotechnology 2016; 69:191-200. [PMID: 27957649 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-016-0050-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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This study assessed the responses of primary cultured haemocytes from the marine gastropod Haliotis tuberculata exposed to the increasing concentrations of industrial effluent (0, 0.5, 1, 10, 15 and 20%) discharged into the Tunisian coastal area. Analyses showed the presence of metals such as cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni) and lead (Pb) in the effluent. The effects of this mixture of pollutants on abalone haemocyte parameters were reflected by a significant decrease of cell viability, phagocytotic activity and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production as well as morphological and lysosomal membrane alterations. Thus, these results indicated that our primary culture system represents a suitable in vitro model for monitoring of anthropogenic contaminants in aquatic environments.
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- Normandie université, 14032, Caen, France.,UMR BOREA (Biologie des Organismes et des Ecosystèmes Aquatiques), MNHN, UPMC, UCBN, CNRS-7208, IRD-207, IBFA, Université de Caen Normandie, Esplanade de la Paix, 14032, Caen Cedex 5, France
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- Normandie université, 14032, Caen, France.,UMR BOREA (Biologie des Organismes et des Ecosystèmes Aquatiques), MNHN, UPMC, UCBN, CNRS-7208, IRD-207, IBFA, Université de Caen Normandie, Esplanade de la Paix, 14032, Caen Cedex 5, France
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- Marine Ecotoxicology UR 09-03, IPEIS, BP 805, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Normandie université, 14032, Caen, France.,UMR BOREA (Biologie des Organismes et des Ecosystèmes Aquatiques), MNHN, UPMC, UCBN, CNRS-7208, IRD-207, IBFA, Université de Caen Normandie, Esplanade de la Paix, 14032, Caen Cedex 5, France
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Bao Y, Liu X, Zhang W, Cao J, Li W, Li C, Lin Z. Identification of a regulation network in response to cadmium toxicity using blood clam Tegillarca granosa as model. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35704. [PMID: 27760991 PMCID: PMC5071765 DOI: 10.1038/srep35704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Clam, a filter-feeding lamellibranch mollusk, is capable to accumulate high levels of trace metals and has therefore become a model for investigation the mechanism of heavy metal toxification. In this study, the effects of cadmium were characterized in the gills of Tegillarca granosa during a 96-hour exposure course using integrated metabolomic and proteomic approaches. Neurotoxicity and disturbances in energy metabolism were implicated according to the metabolic responses after Cd exposure, and eventually affected the osmotic function of gill tissue. Proteomic analysis showed that oxidative stress, calcium-binding and sulfur-compound metabolism proteins were key factors responding to Cd challenge. A knowledge-based network regulation model was constructed with both metabolic and proteomic data. The model suggests that Cd stimulation mainly inhibits a core regulation network that is associated with histone function, ribosome processing and tight junctions, with the hub proteins actin, gamma 1 and Calmodulin 1. Moreover, myosin complex inhibition causes abnormal tight junctions and is linked to the irregular synthesis of amino acids. For the first time, this study provides insight into the proteomic and metabolomic changes caused by Cd in the blood clam T. granosa and suggests a potential toxicological pathway for Cd.
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- Yongbo Bao
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Aquatic Germplasm Resources, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315100, P.R. China
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- Department of Systems biology, GFK, Shanghai Biotech Inc., Shanghai, 201112, P.R. China
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- School of Marine Scienes, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315010, P.R. China
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- Ningbo Yinzhou Measurement and Test Center for Quality and Technique Supervising, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315100, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Aquatic Germplasm Resources, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315100, P.R. China
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- School of Marine Scienes, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315010, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Aquatic Germplasm Resources, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315100, P.R. China
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Zhou Y, Dahms HU, Dong F, Jing W, Wang L. Immune-associated parameters and antioxidative responses to cadmium in the freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2016; 129:235-241. [PMID: 27057991 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal pollutant and is known to exert adverse effects in organisms. In this study, we examined immune-related and antioxidative parameters in crabs exposed to sublethal levels of Cd. The results showed that Cd exposure elicited a significant accumulation in hemolymph, a decrease in total hemocyte counts, and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Cd treatment also upregulated activities of antioxidant enzymes including superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase in the hemocytes of crabs. Treatment with Cd further decreased the stability of lysosomal membranes in hemocytes and induced substantial changes of immune-related parameters including acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase. However, the activity of lysozyme varied weakly throughout the Cd treatment period. Our results suggest that Cd exposure caused immunomodulation, a potentially harmful immunity function and damage in the antioxidant system of Sinopotamon henanense.
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- Yanying Zhou
- College of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan ROC; Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, No. 70, Lienhai Road, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan ROC
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- College of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- College of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- College of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China.
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Srivastav AK, Srivastav S, Suzuki N. Acute Toxicity of a Heavy Metal Cadmium to an Anuran, the Indian Skipper Frog Rana cyanophlyctis. IRANIAN JORNAL OF TOXICOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.29252/arakmu.10.5.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Chen H, Song Q, Diao X, Zhou H. Proteomic and metabolomic analysis on the toxicological effects of Benzo[a]pyrene in pearl oyster Pinctada martensii. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2016; 175:81-9. [PMID: 26999675 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is one of the typical toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that are widely present in marine environment. BaP has diverse toxic effects, including teratogenic, carcinogenic, mutagenic effects and so on, in various organisms. In this work, we focused on the differential proteomic and metabolomic responses in the digestive gland of pearl oyster Pinctada martensii exposed to two doses of BaP (1 and 10μg/L). Metabolic responses revealed that the high dose of BaP (10μg/L) mainly caused disturbances in osmotic regulation and energy metabolism in the digestive gland. Proteomic responses indicated that both doses of BaP induced disturbances in energy metabolism, cytoskeleton, cell injury, oxidative stress and signal transduction based on the differential proteomic biomarkers. Overall, these results demonstrated a number of potential biomarkers that were characterized by an integrated proteomic and metabolomic approach and provided a useful insight into the toxicological effects on pearl oyster P. martensii.
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- Hao Chen
- College of Environment and Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Haikou Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Haikou 570228, China.
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- College of Agriculture, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- College of Agriculture, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Haikou Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Haikou 570228, China.
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- College of Agriculture, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Haikou Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Haikou 570228, China.
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Roland K, Kestemont P, Dieu M, Raes M, Silvestre F. Using a novel “Integrated Biomarker Proteomic” index to assess the effects of freshwater pollutants in European eel peripheral blood mononuclear cells. J Proteomics 2016; 137:83-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Revised: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Bebianno MJ, Sroda S, Gomes T, Chan P, Bonnafe E, Budzinski H, Geret F. Proteomic changes in Corbicula fluminea exposed to wastewater from a psychiatric hospital. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:5046-5055. [PMID: 26423280 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5395-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The increase use of pharmaceutical compounds in veterinary practice and human population results in the ubiquitous presence of these compounds in aquatic ecosystems. Because pharmaceuticals are highly bioactive, there is concern about their toxicological effects in aquatic organisms. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effects of an effluent from a psychiatric hospital (containing a complex mixture of 25 pharmaceutical compounds from eleven therapeutic classes) on the freshwater clam Corbicula fluminea using a proteomic approach. The exposure of C. fluminea to this complex effluent containing anxiolytics, analgesics, lipid regulators, beta blockers, antidepressants, antiepileptics, antihistamines, antihypertensives, antiplatelets and antiarrhythmics induced protein changes after 1 day of exposure in clam gills and digestive gland more evident in the digestive gland. These changes included increase in the abundance of proteins associated with structural (actin and tubulin), cellular functions (calreticulin, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), T complex protein 1 (TCP1)) and metabolism (aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), alcohol dehydrogenase, 6 phosphogluconate dehydrogenase). Results from this study indicate that calreticulin, PCNA, ALDH and alcohol dehydrogenase in the digestive gland and T complex protein 1 (TCP1)) and 6 phosphogluconate dehydrogenase in the gills represent useful biomarkers for the ecotoxicological characterization of psychiatric hospital effluents in this species.
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- M J Bebianno
- CIMA, University of Algarve, Campus Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal.
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- Laboratory of Alpine Ecology - LECA UMR-CNRS 5553, Equipe P3E 2233, rue de la piscine Campus Universitaire de Grenoble, 38400, Saint Martin d'Hères, France
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- CIMA, University of Algarve, Campus Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- PISSARO Proteomic plateform, IRIB, University of Rouen, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan Cedex, France
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- Centre Universitaire J. F. Champollion, Place de Verdun, 81012, Albi Cedex 12, France
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- Laboratory of Physico and Toxico-Chemistry of the Environment, UMR EPOC CNRS 5805, University Bordeaux 1, 351 cours de la Libération, 33405, Talence, France
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- Laboratory GEODE, UMR CNRS 5602, University of Toulouse, Centre Universitaire J.F. Champollion, Place de Verdun, 81012, Albi Cedex 12, France
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Chiarelli R, Martino C, Agnello M, Bosco L, Roccheri MC. Autophagy as a defense strategy against stress: focus on Paracentrotus lividus sea urchin embryos exposed to cadmium. Cell Stress Chaperones 2016; 21:19-27. [PMID: 26362931 PMCID: PMC4679740 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-015-0639-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Autophagy is used by organisms as a defense strategy to face environmental stress. This mechanism has been described as one of the most important intracellular pathways responsible for the degradation and recycling of proteins and organelles. It can act as a cell survival mechanism if the cellular damage is not too extensive or as a cell death mechanism if the damage/stress is irreversible; in the latter case, it can operate as an independent pathway or together with the apoptotic one. In this review, we discuss the autophagic process activated in several aquatic organisms exposed to different types of environmental stressors, focusing on the sea urchin embryo, a suitable system recently included into the guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays to monitor autophagy. After cadmium (Cd) exposure, a heavy metal recognized as an environmental toxicant, the sea urchin embryo is able to adopt different defense mechanisms, in a hierarchical way. Among these, autophagy is one of the main responses activated to preserve the developmental program. Finally, we discuss the interplay between autophagy and apoptosis in the sea urchin embryo, a temporal and functional choice that depends on the intensity of stress conditions.
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- Roberto Chiarelli
- Dip.to di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 16, Palermo, 90128, Italy
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- Dip.to di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 16, Palermo, 90128, Italy
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- Dip.to di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 16, Palermo, 90128, Italy
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- Dip.to di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 16, Palermo, 90128, Italy
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- Dip.to di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 16, Palermo, 90128, Italy.
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Ladhar-Chaabouni R, Hamza-Chaffai A. The cell cultures and the use of haemocytes from marine molluscs for ecotoxicology assessment. Cytotechnology 2015; 68:1669-85. [PMID: 26611734 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-015-9932-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Among aquatic organisms suitable for biological monitoring, molluscs occupy a prominent place due to their wide geographic distribution, their abundance and accessibility in the field as well as in aquaculture. Molluscs reflect the degree of environmental contamination and are the most useful bioindicator tools. The study of modulation of immune system or immunomodulation in marine molluscs has become one of the privileged ways for evaluating the physiological effects of environmental factors. Physiological responses of molluscs to environmental stresses could be mediated by haemocytes. These cells are continually exposed to the external environment due to the open circulatory system of molluscs and are affected by pollutants. In fact, several studies showed the effects of different environmental contaminants on haemocyte functions (viability, phagocytosis, ROS production) as well as on proteins involved in cytoskeletal structure maintenance using the in vitro approaches. In ecotoxicology, in vitro approach is an alternative to animal testing due to the reduced use of experimental animals, low cost and rapid performance. Although several studies showed the importance of using in vitro cell models to determine the effects of different environmental contaminants on haemocyte parameters in marine molluscs, a few reviews highlight these effects. The main purpose of this paper is to summarize the recent data on the effect of some xenobiotics on haemocyte parameters in some mollusc species and then suggest future research prospects.
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- Rim Ladhar-Chaabouni
- Marine Ecotoxicology, UR 09-03, IPEIS BP 805, University of Sfax, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Marine Ecotoxicology, UR 09-03, IPEIS BP 805, University of Sfax, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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Ladhar-Chaabouni R, Machreki-Ajmi M, Serpentini A, Lebel JM, Hamza-Chaffai A. Does a short-term exposure to cadmium chloride affects haemocyte parameters of the marine gastropod Haliotis tuberculata? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:17343-17349. [PMID: 25131679 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3387-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this study, a model based on primary cultured haemocytes from the gastropod mollusc Haliotis tuberculata was established to investigate the effects of cadmium chloride in vitro. Cells were exposed for 24 h to CdCl2 concentrations of 0, 1 and 100 μg ml(-1). The effects of cadmium on haemocyte parameters were investigated using morphological, spectrophotometric and flow cytometry analysis. Results showed that cadmium has no significant effects on cell viability and phagocytotic activity under the tested conditions. However, haemocytes became more rounded after cadmium exposure, which could explain the significant decrease of cell area beginning at 1 μg ml(-1) of CdCl2.
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- Normandie Université, 14032, Caen, France
- CNRS INEE, FRE 3,484 BioMEA, SFR ICORE, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, Esplanade de la Paix, 14032, Caen, Cedex, France
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- Normandie Université, 14032, Caen, France
- CNRS INEE, FRE 3,484 BioMEA, SFR ICORE, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, Esplanade de la Paix, 14032, Caen, Cedex, France
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Flores-Nunes F, Gomes T, Company R, Moraes RRM, Sasaki ST, Taniguchi S, Bicego MC, Melo CMR, Bainy ACD, Bebianno MJ. Changes in protein expression of pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas exposed in situ to urban sewage. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:17267-17279. [PMID: 25398216 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3821-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The composition and concentration of substances in urban effluents are complex and difficult to measure. These contaminants elicit biological responses in the exposed organisms. Proteomic analysis is a powerful tool in environmental toxicology by evidencing alterations in protein expression due to exposure to contaminants and by providing a useful framework for the development of new potential biomarkers. The aim of this study was to determine changes in protein expression signatures (PES) in the digestive gland of oysters Crassostrea gigas transplanted to two farming areas (LIS and RIB) and to one area contaminated by sanitary sewage (BUC) after 14 days of exposure. This species is one of the most cultivated molluscs in the world. The identified proteins are related to the cytoskeleton (CKAP5 and ACT2), ubiquitination pathway conjugation (UBE3C), G protein-coupled receptor and signal transduction (SVEP1), and cell cycle/division (CCNB3). CKAP5 showed higher expression in oysters kept at BUC in comparison with those kept at the farming areas, while ACT2, UBE3C, SVEP1, and CCNB3 were suppressed. The results suggest that these changes might lead to DNA damage, apoptosis, and interference with the immune system in oyster C. gigas exposed to sewage and give initial information on PES of C. gigas exposed to sanitary sewage, which can subsequently be useful in the development of more sensitive tools for biomonitoring coastal areas, particularly those devoted mainly to oyster farming activities.
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- Fabrício Flores-Nunes
- Laboratory for Biomarkers of Aquatic Contamination and Immunochemistry, Federal University Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- CIMA, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- CIMA, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- Laboratory for Biomarkers of Aquatic Contamination and Immunochemistry, Federal University Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Marine Organic Chemistry, Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Marine Organic Chemistry, Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Marine Organic Chemistry, Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Marine Molluscs, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Biomarkers of Aquatic Contamination and Immunochemistry, Federal University Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- CIMA, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal.
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Helmholz H, Lassen S, Ruhnau C, Pröfrock D, Erbslöh HB, Prange A. Investigation on the proteome response of transplanted blue mussel (Mytilus sp.) during a long term exposure experiment at differently impacted field stations in the German Bight (North Sea). MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2015; 110:69-80. [PMID: 26275755 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In a pilot field study the proteome response of Mytilus sp. was analyzed in relation to the concentration of different trace metal contaminants. Over a period of eight month test organisms have been exposed at a near-shore station in the anthropogenic impacted estuary of the river Elbe and at an off-shore station in the vicinity of the Island of Helgoland in the German Bight (North Sea). The stations differ in their hydrological as well as chemical characteristics. The physiological biomarkers, such as condition index which have been continuously monitored during the experiment clearly indicate the effects of the different environmental conditions. Multiple protein abundance changes were detected utilizing the techniques of two dimensional gel electrophoresis (2dGE) and consequently proteins arising as potential candidates for ecotoxicological monitoring have been identified by MALDI-ToF and ToF/ToF mass spectrometry. Different cytoskeletal proteins, enzymes of energy metabolism, stress proteins and one protein relevant for metal detoxification have been pointed out.
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- Heike Helmholz
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Institute of Coastal Research, Department Marine Bioanalytical Chemistry, Max-Planck St. 1, D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Institute of Coastal Research, Department Marine Bioanalytical Chemistry, Max-Planck St. 1, D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Institute of Coastal Research, Department Marine Bioanalytical Chemistry, Max-Planck St. 1, D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Institute of Coastal Research, Department Marine Bioanalytical Chemistry, Max-Planck St. 1, D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Institute of Coastal Research, Department Marine Bioanalytical Chemistry, Max-Planck St. 1, D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Institute of Coastal Research, Department Marine Bioanalytical Chemistry, Max-Planck St. 1, D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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Taylor DA, Nair SV, Thompson EL, Raftos DA. Dose-dependent effects of metals on gene expression in the sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2015; 30:989-998. [PMID: 24615909 DOI: 10.1002/tox.21972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Revised: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In the current study, we tested the effects of common environmental contaminants (the metals zinc and lead) on gene expression in Sydney rock oysters (Saccrostrea glomerata). Oysters were exposed to a range of metal concentrations under controlled laboratory conditions. The expression of 14 putative stress response genes was then measured using quantitative, real-time (q) PCR. The expression of all 14 genes was significantly affected (p < 0.05 vs. nonexposed controls) by at least one of the metals, and by at least one dose of metal. For 5 of the 14 target genes (actin, calmodulin, superoxide dismutase, topoisomerase I, and tubulin) the alteration of expression relative to controls was highest at intermediate (rather than high) doses of metals. Such responses may reflect adaptive (acclimation) reactions in gene expression at low to intermediate doses of contaminants, followed by a decline in expression resulting from exposure at higher doses. The data are discussed in terms of the intracellular pathways affected by metal contamination, and the relevance of such gene expression data to environmental biomonitoring.
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- Daisy A Taylor
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
- Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Chowder Bay, New South Wale, 2088, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
- Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Chowder Bay, New South Wale, 2088, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
- Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Chowder Bay, New South Wale, 2088, Australia
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Manjumeena R, Duraibabu D, Rajamuthuramalingam T, Venkatesan R, Kalaichelvan PT. Highly responsive glutathione functionalized green AuNP probe for precise colorimetric detection of Cd2+ contamination in the environment. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra12427a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Precise colorimetric detection of Cd2+ using a glutathione functionalized phytosynthesized AuNP probe provides an ecofriendly approach to heavy metal detection.
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Wei L, Wang Q, Ning X, Mu C, Wang C, Cao R, Wu H, Cong M, Li F, Ji C, Zhao J. Combined metabolome and proteome analysis of the mantle tissue from Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas exposed to elevated pCO2. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2014; 13:16-23. [PMID: 25559488 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2014.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Revised: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Ocean acidification (OA) has been found to affect an array of normal physiological processes in mollusks, especially posing a significant threat to the fabrication process of mollusk shell. In the current study, the impact of exposure to elevated pCO2 condition was investigated in mantle tissue of Crassostrea gigas by an integrated metabolomic and proteomic approach. Analysis of metabolome and proteome revealed that elevated pCO2 could affect energy metabolism in oyster C. gigas, marked by differentially altered ATP, succinate, MDH, PEPCK and ALDH levels. Moreover, the up-regulated calponin-2, tropomyosins and myosin light chains indicated that elevated pCO2 probably caused disturbances in cytoskeleton structure in mantle tissue of oyster C. gigas. This work demonstrated that a combination of proteomics and metabolomics could provide important insights into the effects of OA at molecular levels.
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- Lei Wei
- Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China
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- Yantai Oceanic Environmental Monitoring Central Station of SOA, Yantai 264006, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China.
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Trapp J, Armengaud J, Salvador A, Chaumot A, Geffard O. Next-generation proteomics: toward customized biomarkers for environmental biomonitoring. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:13560-13572. [PMID: 25345346 DOI: 10.1021/es501673s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Because of their ecological representativeness, invertebrates are commonly employed as test organisms in ecotoxicological assessment; however, to date, biomarkers employed for these species were the result of a direct transposition from vertebrates, despite deep evolutionary divergence. To gain efficiency in the diagnostics of ecosystem health, specific biomarkers must be developed. In this sense, next-generation proteomics enables the specific identification of proteins involved in key physiological functions or defense mechanisms, which are responsive to ecotoxicological challenges. However, the analytical investment required restricts use in biomarker discovery. Routine biomarker validation and assays rely on more conventional mass spectrometers. Here, we describe how proteomics remains a challenge for ecotoxicological test organisms because of the lack of appropriate protein sequences databases, thus restricting the analysis on conserved and ubiquitous proteins. These limits and some strategies used to overcome them are discussed. These new tools, such as proteogenomics and targeted proteomics, should result in new biomarkers specific to relevant environmental organisms and applicable to routine ecotoxicological assessment.
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- Judith Trapp
- Irstea, Unité de Recherche MALY, Laboratoire d'écotoxicologie, CS70077, F-69626 Villeurbanne, France
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Poynton HC, Robinson WE, Blalock BJ, Hannigan RE. Correlation of transcriptomic responses and metal bioaccumulation in Mytilus edulis L. reveals early indicators of stress. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 155:129-141. [PMID: 25016106 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2014] [Revised: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Marine biomonitoring programs in the U.S. and Europe have historically relied on monitoring tissue concentrations of bivalves to monitor contaminant levels and ecosystem health. By integrating 'omic methods with these tissue residue approaches we can uncover mechanistic insight to link tissue concentrations to potential toxic effects. In an effort to identify novel biomarkers and better understand the molecular toxicology of metal bioaccumulation in bivalves, we exposed the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis L., to sub-lethal concentrations (0.54 μM) of cadmium, lead, and a Cd+Pb mixture. Metal concentrations were measured in gill tissues at 1, 2, and 4 weeks, and increased linearly over the 4 week duration. In addition, there was evidence that Pb interfered with Cd uptake in the mixture treatment. Using a 3025 sequence microarray for M. edulis, we performed transcriptomic analysis, identifying 57 differentially expressed sequences. Hierarchical clustering of these sequences successfully distinguished the different treatment groups demonstrating that the expression profiles were reproducible among the treatments. Enrichment analysis of gene ontology terms identified several biological processes that were perturbed by the treatments, including nucleoside phosphate biosynthetic processes, mRNA metabolic processes, and response to stress. To identify transcripts whose expression level correlated with metal bioaccumulation, we performed Pearson correlation analysis. Several transcripts correlated with gill metal concentrations including mt10, mt20, and contig 48, an unknown transcript containing a wsc domain. In addition, three transcripts directly involved in the unfolded protein response (UPR) were induced in the metal treatments at 2 weeks and were further up-regulated at 4 weeks. Overall, correlation of tissue concentrations and gene expression responses indicates that as mussels accumulate higher concentrations of metals, initial stress responses are mobilized to protect tissues. However, given the role of UPR in apoptosis, it serves as an early indicator of stress, which once overwhelmed will result in adverse physiological effects.
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- Helen C Poynton
- School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, United States.
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- School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, United States
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- School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, United States
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- School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, United States
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Halm-Lemeille MP, Abbaszadeh Fard E, Latire T, Ferard JF, Costil K, Lebel JM, Bureau R, Serpentini A. The effect of different polychlorinated biphenyls on two aquatic models, the green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and the haemocytes from the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata. CHEMOSPHERE 2014; 110:120-128. [PMID: 24630249 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Revised: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The present study was conducted to determine the toxicity of different polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on the green algae, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and the haemocytes from the European abalone, Haliotis tuberculata. Using the algal growth inhibition test, the green algae median Effective Concentration (EC50) values ranged from 0.34μM for PCB28 to more than 100μM for PCBs 101 and 153. Considering the MTT viability test, the abalone EC50 values ranged from 1.67μM for PCB153 to 89μM for PCB28. Our results in contrast to previous observation in vertebrates did not show significant differences between the dioxin like- and non dioxin like-PCBs toxicities regardless of the model used. However, our results demonstrated that the toxicities of PCBs were species dependent. For example, PCB28 was the most toxic compound for P. subcapitata whereas PCBs 1, 180 and 153 were less toxic for that species. On the contrary, PCB153 was reported as the most toxic for H. tuberculata haemocytes and PCB28 the least toxic. To investigate the mode of action of these compounds, we used an in silico method. Our results suggested that PCBs have a non-specific mode of action (e.g., narcosis) on green algae, and another mode of action, probably more specific than narcosis, was reported for PCBs on the abalone haemocytes.
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- Marie-Pierre Halm-Lemeille
- Normandie Université, F-14032 Caen, France; Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur le Médicament de Normandie, UPRES EA-4258, INC3M FR CNRS 3038, SFR ICORE, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, UFR des Sciences pharmaceutiques, Boulevard Becquerel, F-14032 Caen cedex, France.
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- Normandie Université, F-14032 Caen, France; Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur le Médicament de Normandie, UPRES EA-4258, INC3M FR CNRS 3038, SFR ICORE, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, UFR des Sciences pharmaceutiques, Boulevard Becquerel, F-14032 Caen cedex, France; CNRS INEE, FRE3484 BioMEA, SFR ICORE, IBFA Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, IBFA, Esplanade de la Paix, F-14032 Caen, France
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- Normandie Université, F-14032 Caen, France; CNRS INEE, FRE3484 BioMEA, SFR ICORE, IBFA Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, IBFA, Esplanade de la Paix, F-14032 Caen, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), UMR 7360 CNRS, Rue du Général Delestraint, F-57070 Metz, France
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- Normandie Université, F-14032 Caen, France; CNRS INEE, FRE3484 BioMEA, SFR ICORE, IBFA Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, IBFA, Esplanade de la Paix, F-14032 Caen, France
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- Normandie Université, F-14032 Caen, France; CNRS INEE, FRE3484 BioMEA, SFR ICORE, IBFA Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, IBFA, Esplanade de la Paix, F-14032 Caen, France
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- Normandie Université, F-14032 Caen, France; Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur le Médicament de Normandie, UPRES EA-4258, INC3M FR CNRS 3038, SFR ICORE, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, UFR des Sciences pharmaceutiques, Boulevard Becquerel, F-14032 Caen cedex, France
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- Normandie Université, F-14032 Caen, France; CNRS INEE, FRE3484 BioMEA, SFR ICORE, IBFA Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, IBFA, Esplanade de la Paix, F-14032 Caen, France.
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Zhao L, Zhang Y, Liang J, Xu X, Wang H, Yang F, Yan X. Environmental cadmium exposure impacts physiological responses in Manila clams. Biol Trace Elem Res 2014; 159:241-53. [PMID: 24771311 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-014-9975-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The physiological responses of marine bivalves to chronic cadmium (Cd) exposure at sub-lethal concentrations have been well documented. As of now, few studies have examined the effect of Cd exposure and subsequent recovery period at environmentally realistic concentrations. In this study, environmentally, Cd exposures were performed to assess the physiological responses of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum. The clams were exposed to waterborne Cd at two environmentally realistic concentrations (4 and 40 μg L(-1)) for 35 days and then allowed to recover for another 35 days. The accumulation and elimination of Cd in R. philippinarum were tissue-specific and dose- and time-dependent. Cd accumulation increased sharply in the digestive gland, and Cd elimination was rapid in the gill. Major physiological responses, including clearance rate, absorption efficiency, respiration rate, excretion rate, oxygen to nitrogen ratio, and scope for growth, were significantly affected by Cd exposure. Yet, the clams exposed to 4-μg L(-1) Cd were able to quickly recover their normal physiological processes and clearly exhibited catch-up growth once they were transferred to clean seawater. Hence, R. philippinarum can exhibit good physiological plasticity when confronted with moderately environmental Cd exposure. All physiological responses measured exhibited a highly significant and generally predictable correlation with tissue Cd concentration, which in turn, reflected environmentally realistic exposure conditions. Our results further confirm that the measurement of physiological responses is a sensitive method for assessing stress at environmentally realistic metal concentrations.
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- Liqiang Zhao
- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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Cole C, Coelho AV, James RH, Connelly D, Sheehan D. Proteomic responses to metal-induced oxidative stress in hydrothermal vent-living mussels, Bathymodiolus sp., on the Southwest Indian Ridge. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2014; 96:29-37. [PMID: 24080408 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Bathymodiolin mussels are amongst the dominant fauna occupying hydrothermal vent ecosystems throughout the World's oceans. This subfamily inhabits a highly ephemeral and variable environment, where exceptionally high concentrations of reduced sulphur species and heavy metals necessitate adaptation of specialised detoxification mechanisms. Whilst cellular responses to common anthropogenic pollutants are well-studied in shallow-water species, they remain limited in deep-sea vent fauna. Bathymodiolus sp. were sampled from two newly-discovered vent sites on the Southwest Indian Ridge (Tiamat and Knuckers Gaff) by the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Kiel 6000 during the RRS James Cook cruise, JC 067 in November 2011. Here, we use redox proteomics to investigate the effects of tissue metal accumulation on protein expression and thiol oxidation in gill. Following 2D PAGE, we demonstrate a significant difference in intensity in 30 protein spots in this organ between the two vent sites out of 205 matched spots. We also see significant variations in thiol oxidation in 15 spots, out of 143 matched. At Tiamat, 23 protein spots are up-regulated compared to Knuckers Gaff and we identify 5 of these with important roles in metabolism, cell structure, stress response, and redox homeostasis. We suggest that increased metal exposure triggers changes in the proteome, regulating tissue uptake. This is evident both between vent sites and across a chemical gradient within the Knuckers Gaff vent site. Our findings highlight the importance of proteomic plasticity in successful adaptation to the spatially and temporally fluctuating chemical environments that are characteristic of hydrothermal vent habitats.
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- Catherine Cole
- Department of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, European Way, Waterfront Campus, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK.
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
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- National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
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- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Ireland
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Riva C, Binelli A. Analysis of the Dreissena polymorpha gill proteome following exposure to dioxin-like PCBs: mechanism of action and the role of gender. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. PART D, GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2014; 9:23-30. [PMID: 24365568 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2013.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Revised: 08/24/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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PCBs are a persistent environmental problem due to their high stability and lipophilicity. The non-ortho- and the mono-ortho-substituted PCBs (dioxin-like-PCBs) share a common and well-described toxicity mechanism in vertebrates, initially involving binding to cytosolic AhRs. Invertebrate AhRs, however, show a lack of dioxin binding, and little information is available regarding the mechanism of toxicity of dl-PCBs in invertebrates. In this study, a proteomic approach was applied to analyse the variations in the pattern of the gill proteome of the freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha. Mussels were exposed to a mixture of dl-PCBs, and to perform a more in-depth evaluation, we chose to investigate the role of gender in the proteome response by analysing male and female mussels separately. The results revealed significant modulation of the gill tissue proteome: glycolysis and Ca(2+) homeostasis appear to be the main pathways targeted by dl-PCBs. In light of the differences between the male and female gill proteome profiles following exposure to dl-PCBs, further in-depth investigations of the role of gender in the protein expression profiles of a selected biological model are required.
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- C Riva
- University of Milan, Department of Bioscience, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- University of Milan, Department of Bioscience, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Prins JM, Fu L, Guo L, Wang Y. Cd²⁺-induced alteration of the global proteome of human skin fibroblast cells. J Proteome Res 2014; 13:1677-87. [PMID: 24527689 PMCID: PMC3993958 DOI: 10.1021/pr401159f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cadmium
(Cd2+) is a toxic heavy metal and a well-known
human carcinogen. The toxic effects of Cd2+ on biological
systems are diverse and thought to be exerted through a complex array
of mechanisms. Despite the large number of studies aimed to elucidate
the toxic mechanisms of action of Cd2+, few have been targeted
toward investigating the ability of Cd2+ to disrupt multiple
cellular pathways simultaneously and the overall cellular responses
toward Cd2+ exposure. In this study, we employed a quantitative
proteomic method, relying on stable isotope labeling by amino acids
in cell culture (SILAC) and LC–MS/MS, to assess the Cd2+-induced simultaneous alterations of multiple cellular pathways
in cultured human skin fibroblast cells. By using this approach, we
were able to quantify 2931 proteins, and 400 of them displayed significantly
changed expression following Cd2+ exposure. Our results
unveiled that Cd2+ treatment led to the marked upregulation
of several antioxidant enzymes (e.g., metallothionein-1G, superoxide
dismutase, pyridoxal kinase, etc.), enzymes associated with glutathione
biosynthesis and homeostasis (e.g., glutathione S-transferases, glutathione
synthetase, glutathione peroxidase, etc.), and proteins involved in
cellular energy metabolism (e.g., glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway,
and the citric acid cycle). Additionally, we found that Cd2+ treatment resulted in the elevated expression of two isoforms of
dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH I and II), enzymes known
to play a key role in regulating nitric oxide biosynthesis. Consistent
with these findings, we observed elevated formation of nitric oxide
in human skin (GM00637) and lung (IMR-90) fibroblast cells following
Cd2+ exposure. The upregulation of DDAH I and II suggests
a role of nitric oxide synthesis in Cd2+-induced toxicity
in human cells.
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- John M Prins
- Department of Chemistry and ‡Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program, University of California , Riverside, California 92521-0403, United States
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Chiarelli R, Agnello M, Bosco L, Roccheri MC. Sea urchin embryos exposed to cadmium as an experimental model for studying the relationship between autophagy and apoptosis. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2014; 93:47-55. [PMID: 23838188 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2013] [Revised: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The sea urchin embryo is a suitable model that offers an excellent opportunity to investigate different defence strategies activated in stress conditions. We previously showed that cadmium accumulates in a dose- and time-dependent manner into embryonic cells, activating different stress and defence mechanisms, including the synthesis of HSPs and the onset of apoptosis and/or autophagy. In this paper we investigated the functional relationship between autophagy and apoptosis, evaluating apoptosis signals in cadmium-exposed Paracentrotus lividus embryos with inhibited autophagy. We found that the inhibition of autophagy produced the concurrent reduction of apoptosis, suggesting that the two phenomena are functionally related. Considering the catabolic role of autophagy, an energetic hypothesis to explain the relationship was evaluated. Using a substrate for ATP production, we found that apoptosis, assessed by TUNEL and cleaved caspase-3 immunocytochemistry, was substantially restored in cadmium-treated embryos where autophagy was inhibited by 3-Methyladenine. On the basis of these results, we propose that, autophagy could play a crucial role in stress response of this organism because autophagy could energetically contribute to apoptotic execution through its catabolic role.
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- R Chiarelli
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
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Jebali J, Chicano-Gálvez E, Fernández-Cisnal R, Banni M, Chouba L, Boussetta H, López-Barea J, Alhama J. Proteomic analysis in caged Mediterranean crab (Carcinus maenas) and chemical contaminant exposure in Téboulba Harbour, Tunisia. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2014; 100:15-26. [PMID: 24433786 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Revised: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
This study uses proteomics approach to assess the toxic effects of contaminants in the Mediterranean crab (Carcinus maenas) after transplantation into Téboulba fishing harbour. High levels of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons were detected in sediments. Although their effects on vertebrates are well described, little is known about their early biological effects in marine invertebrates under realistic conditions. Protein expression profiles of crabs caged for 15, 30 and 60 days were compared to unexposed animals. Nineteen proteins with significant expression differences were identified by capLC-µESI-IT MS/MS and homology search on databases. Differentially expressed proteins were assigned to five different categories of biological function including: (1) chitin catabolism, (2) proteolysis, (3) exoskeleton biosynthesis, (4) protein folding and stress response, and (5) transport. The proteins showing major expression changes in C. maenas after different caging times may be considered as novel molecular biomarkers for effectively biomonitoring aquatic environment contamination.
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- Jamel Jebali
- Laboratory of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Chott-Mariem, 4042-Sousse, Tunisia.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Córdoba, Severo Ochoa Building, Rabanales Campus, Highway A4 Km 396a, 14071-Córdoba, Spain; Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Córdoba, Reina Sofía University Hospital, University of Córdoba, 14071-Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Córdoba, Severo Ochoa Building, Rabanales Campus, Highway A4 Km 396a, 14071-Córdoba, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Chott-Mariem, 4042-Sousse, Tunisia
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- Chemical Laboratory, Higher Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology, La Goulette Center, 2060 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Chott-Mariem, 4042-Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Córdoba, Severo Ochoa Building, Rabanales Campus, Highway A4 Km 396a, 14071-Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Córdoba, Severo Ochoa Building, Rabanales Campus, Highway A4 Km 396a, 14071-Córdoba, Spain
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Haberkorn H, Lambert C, Le Goïc N, Quéré C, Bruneau A, Riso R, Auffret M, Soudant P. Cellular and biochemical responses of the oyster Crassostrea gigas to controlled exposures to metals and Alexandrium minutum. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 147:158-167. [PMID: 24418747 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Revised: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Effects of simultaneous exposure of Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, to both a harmful dinoflagellate that produces Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (PST), Alexandrium minutum, and cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu), were assessed. Oysters were exposed to a mix of Cd-Cu with two different diets (i.e. A. minutum or Tisochrysis lutea) and compared to control oysters fed A. minutum or T. lutea, respectively, without metal addition. Metals and PST accumulations, digestive gland lipid composition, and cellular and biochemical hemolymph variables were measured after 4 days of exposure. Oysters exposed to Cd-Cu accumulated about thirty-six times less PSTs than oysters exposed to A. minutum alone. Exposure to Cd-Cu induced significant changes in neutral lipids (increase in diacylglycerol - DAG - and decrease in sterols) and phospholipids (decreases in phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, cardiolipin and ceramide aminoethylphosphonate) of digestive gland suggesting that lipid metabolism disruptions and/or lipid peroxidation have occurred. Simultaneously, concentrations, percentages of dead cells and phenoloxidase activity of hemocytes increased in oysters exposed to metals while reactive oxygen species production of hemocytes decreased. Feeding on the harmful dinoflagellate A. minutum resulted in significant decreases in monoacylglycerol (MAG) and DAG and ether glycerides (EG), as well as significant increases in hemocyte concentration and phagocytic activity as compared to oysters fed T. lutea. Finally, the present study revealed that short-term, simultaneous exposure to Cd-Cu and A. minutum may induce antagonistic (i.e. hemocyte concentration and phagocytosis) or synergic (i.e. DAG content in digestive gland) effects upon cellular and tissular functions in oysters.
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- Hansy Haberkorn
- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Place Copernic, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Place Copernic, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Place Copernic, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- IFREMER Centre de Brest, Laboratoire de Physiologie des Invertébrés, Unité Physiologie Fonctionnelle des Organismes Marins, BP 70, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Place Copernic, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Place Copernic, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Place Copernic, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Place Copernic, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France.
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Goswami P, Hariharan G, Godhantaraman N, Munuswamy N. An integrated use of multiple biomarkers to investigate the individual and combined effect of copper and cadmium on the marine green mussel (Perna viridis). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2014; 49:1564-1577. [PMID: 25137544 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2014.938534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
The present study documents individual and combined sub-lethal effect of one redox active (copper) and one non-redox active (cadmium) metal on green mussel (Perna viridis). The mussels were exposed to 60 μg L(-1) of Cu and 150 μg L(-1) of Cd (individually and in combination) for 21 days. Histopathological and ultrastructural studies revealed significant metal induced alterations such as vacuolization, fusion of gill lamellae, enhance mucous deposition, hyperplasia and necrosis in gills. Antioxidant enzyme assays revealed significant increase in superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity. Similarly, single exposure to Cd and Cu caused significant induction in Malate dehydrogenase (MDH) activity. However, combined Cu+Cd exposure modulated suppression in MDH activity. Unlike MDH, Cu and Cd individual exposure resulted in a decrease in esterase (EST) activity, but their combined exposure caused an induction. Non-enzymatic biomarkers such as lipid peroxidation (LPO) and metallothionein (MT) levels showed no significant change in response to Cu exposure, whereas, individual Cd exposure or Cd exposure in combination with Cu caused significant changes in their levels. Comet assay revealed a significant increase in DNA damage upon metal exposure. These results indicate that Cu (redox active) and Cd (non-redox active) can induce measurable physiological, biochemical as well as genotoxic perturbations in mussels even at sub-lethal concentrations. A monitoring programme based on the biomarkers discussed here would be useful to study the effect of metal pollutants reaching the coastal waters.
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- Prasun Goswami
- a Unit of Aquaculture and Cryobiology, Department of Zoology , University of Madras , Chennai , India
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Giusti A, Leprince P, Mazzucchelli G, Thomé JP, Lagadic L, Ducrot V, Joaquim-Justo C. Proteomic Analysis of the Reproductive Organs of the Hermaphroditic Gastropod Lymnaea stagnalis Exposed to Different Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81086. [PMID: 24363793 PMCID: PMC3867191 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Many studies have reported perturbations of mollusc reproduction following exposure to low concentrations (ng/L range) of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). However, the mechanisms of action of these molecules on molluscs are still poorly understood. Investigation of the modifications of protein expression in organisms exposed to chemicals using proteomic methods can provide a broader and more comprehensive understanding of adverse impacts of pollution on organisms than conventional biochemical biomarkers (e.g., heat-shock proteins, metallothioneins, GST, EROD). In this study we have investigated the impacts of four chemicals, which exhibit different endocrine disrupting properties in vertebrates, on the proteome of the hermaphroditic freshwater pulmonate gastropod Lymnaea stagnalis after 21 days of exposure. Testosterone, tributyltin, chlordecone and cyproterone acetate were chosen as tested compounds as they can induce adverse effects on the reproduction of this snail. The 2D-DIGE method was used to identify proteins whose expression was affected by these compounds. In addition to modifying the expression of proteins involved in the structure and function of the cytoskeleton, chemicals had impacts on the expression of proteins involved in the reproduction of L. stagnalis. Exposure to 19.2 µg/L of chlordecone increased the abundance of ovipostatin, a peptide transmitted during mating through seminal fluid, which reduces oviposition in this species. The expression of yolk ferritin, the vitellogenin equivalent in L. stagnalis, was reduced after exposure to 94.2 ng Sn/L of tributyltin. The identification of yolk ferritin and the modification of its expression in snails exposed to chemicals were refined using western blot analysis. Our results showed that the tested compounds influenced the abundance of yolk ferritin in the reproductive organs. Alteration in proteins involved in reproductive pathways (e.g., ovipostatin and yolk ferritin) could constitute relevant evidence of interaction of EDCs with reproductive pathways that are under the control of the endocrine system of L. stagnalis.
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- Arnaud Giusti
- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Centre of Analytical Research and Technology (CART), Liege University, Liège, Belgium
- INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique), UMR0985 Ecologie et Santé des Ecosystèmes, Equipe Ecotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Rennes, France
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- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Centre of Analytical Research and Technology (CART), Liege University, Liège, Belgium
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- INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique), UMR0985 Ecologie et Santé des Ecosystèmes, Equipe Ecotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Rennes, France
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- INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique), UMR0985 Ecologie et Santé des Ecosystèmes, Equipe Ecotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Rennes, France
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- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Centre of Analytical Research and Technology (CART), Liege University, Liège, Belgium
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Chandurvelan R, Marsden ID, Gaw S, Glover CN. Waterborne cadmium impacts immunocytotoxic and cytogenotoxic endpoints in green-lipped mussel, Perna canaliculus. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2013; 142-143:283-293. [PMID: 24077184 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Revised: 09/02/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Mussels are sentinel species that can be used to monitor coastal metal pollution through the application of biomarkers. Among the several important metal toxicants in coastal settings, cadmium (Cd) is of particular concern, being a non-essential metal that is known to cause harmful impacts in aquatic organisms at low concentrations. The aim of the present study was to examine the immunocytotoxic and cytogenotoxic effects of Cd on the green-lipped mussel, Perna canaliculus, under laboratory conditions. The acute (96 h; 0, 2000 and 4000 μg Cd L(-1)) and subchronic (28 d; 0, 200 and 2000 μg Cd L(-1)) toxic effects of waterborne Cd were measured in haemocytes and gill cells using differential haemocyte cell count, the micronucleus test and the comet assay. During subchronic exposure to Cd the relative counts of eosinophils and hyalinocytes increased significantly in Cd-exposed mussels while the proportion of basophils decreased. All of these effects were time- and concentration-dependent. Conversely, the relative numbers of basophils and eosinophils increased significantly during acute Cd exposure. Nuclear aberrations such as the formation of micronuclei, nuclear buds, fragmented-apoptotic cells and binuclei were observed in gill cells of Cd-exposed mussels. All of these parameters increased significantly at 2000 μg Cd L(-1) during subchronic exposure to Cd, and all showed a strong and significant correlation to gill Cd accumulation. Comet assay results demonstrated a significant increase in DNA damage in the haemocytes of mussels exposed to subchronic Cd concentrations. The results indicate that Cd has the capacity to induce immune system and genotoxic damage in green-lipped mussels, an impact that may have implications such as reduced disease resistance and compromised survival. These data also suggest that immunocytotoxic and cytogenotoxic biomarkers would be a valuable addition to environmental monitoring programmes using green-lipped mussels.
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- Rathishri Chandurvelan
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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Fucoxanthin, a marine carotenoid protects cadmium-induced oxidative renal dysfunction in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bionut.2013.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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